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Should I use Crushing Photography?

Tech gear reviews, course recommendations and how-to tutorials for photographers - crushingphotography.com

Skip. Crushing Photography is a free blog reviewing cameras and photography courses — there is no product to buy here. Use it as research, but treat its course recommendations as promotional and verify claims and prices on vendor sites.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 public sources; all describe a content blog, not a software product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthContent site; no features
  • Support qualityNo support model or evidence
  • Security postureNo security evidence in sources

Pricing

Free

Blog content

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Hobbyist photographers choosing a paid course
  • Nikon DSLR owners (D750/D810)
  • iPhone photography learners
  • Beginners wary of gear obsession

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a blog
  • Teams or businesses needing a tool to deploy
  • Working pros wanting accredited, peer-reviewed training
  • Buyers expecting support, SLAs, or data handling

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pages push an 'All-Access Pass' offer — assume affiliate links shape the verdicts

medium

Quoted prices ($9.99–$19.99/mo) belong to reviewed courses, not this site — verify before buying

medium

Reviewer enrolls in promoted courses; independence from vendors is unclear

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free gear reviews, course recommendations, and how-to tutorials
  • Covers DSLR, mirrorless, and iPhone photography
  • 77 YouTube videos reviewing courses and cameras
  • Reviewer personally enrolls in courses before reviewing them
  • Current 2026 takes on older gear like the Nikon D810

Cons

  • Blog, not software — nothing to buy, deploy, or integrate
  • Promotes course 'offers'; possible affiliate bias in reviews
  • Small audience: 3.13K subscribers, little independent scrutiny
  • Cited course prices are third-party and may go stale

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/04/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x4security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free content; bias risk from offers
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Simple blog menus, no learning curve
  • Feature depth. Content site; no features
  • Support quality. No support model or evidence
  • Security posture. No security evidence in sources
  • $0 Cost Free blog; no paid plan found
  • 3.13K YouTube audience subscribers across 77 videos
  • 8+ Course reviews review and comparison articles visible
  • 2021 Site age earliest site asset upload (Oct 2021)

Pricing

Blog content

Free

  • Gear reviews
  • Course comparisons
  • How-to tutorials

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent user reviews of the site surfaced; its footprint is its own YouTube channel (3.13K subscribers, 77 videos) and Pinterest presence.

Full analysis

Based on ~12 public sources; all describe a content blog, not a software product.

Free photography blog, not software. Nothing to buy; use it for course research, verify claims elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on ~12 public sources; all describe a content blog, not a software product.

Sources

  1. Crushing Photography homepagecrushingphotography.com
    official
  2. Crushing Photography YouTube channelyoutube.com
    official
  3. Crushing Photography on Pinterestpinterest.com
    official
  4. Mark Hemmings Photography Course Reviewscrushingphotography.com
    review
  5. iPhone Photography School Reviewcrushingphotography.com
    review
  6. KelbyOne vs CreativeLive comparisoncrushingphotography.com
    review
  7. Digital Photography School Reviewcrushingphotography.com
    review
  8. Crushing Photography security pagecrushingphotography.com
    security

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